Healing Paws: How Animals Ease Loneliness, Anxiety, and Fear

It’s not just in your head—when life quiets down and the familiar rhythms of family or partnership shift, a hush can settle over the days that sometimes feels heavier than it should. For many women who find themselves living alone later in life, that hush can grow into loneliness, anxiety, or even fear. But there’s a gentle antidote that’s been right beside us all along: animals.